Extracts video and audio from FLV without decompressing or recompressing

You downloaded the video clip from YouTube as not very popular, but widely used FLV format. But how can you easily extract components of this file, if you need just audio or video part of it?  FLV Extract can do that without decompressing or recompressing.

The video is saved as AVI (H.263/FLV1 and VP6/VP6F) or raw elementary stream (H.264/AVC). The audio is saved as MP3, AAC (with ADTS headers), Speex, or WAV (PCM).

In terms of the processing quality, the utility is one of the best FLV converters on the market. It does not have a fancy interface or tons of the features, you will ever hardly use. But it is incredibly precise, blazingly fast, doesn't decompress then re-compress again before producing the AVI, gives you the option for an additional separate mp3 file, and timecode file, which is essential for good editing. This program does exactly what it's supposed to (and more) without superfluous options. And... it's absolutely free.

NOTE: You cannot change the video/audio format that FLV Extract outputs. It depends on what is contained in the FLV file. If you need a different format, you'll have to use other software to convert it. Or, ffmpeg (command line) can extract from FLV and convert in one step.

NOTE: The AVIs will not play unless you have the right decoders. ffdshow-tryouts can decode FLV1 and VP6F; make sure they're enabled in its configuration dialog.

NOTE: H.264 elementary streams are not widely supported by players, but you can use DGAVCDec to load them with AviSynth for editing.

Developer Website: http://moitah.net/

Download: http://moitah.net/download/latest/FLV_Extract.zip

Any Video Converter - All in One for Free

Any Video Converter (free version) is the most renowned free video converter for converting video files between various formats, with fast converting speed and excellent video quality. While there are many competitive products on the market, many of which are freeware as well, Any Video Converter offers a winning set of impressive features, making it the utility of choice for many users.

Input formats:
.3g2 3GPP2, for CDMA-based phones
.3gp 3GPP, for GSM-based phones
.amv Anime Music Video, A modified version of AVI, produced for mp4 players and S1 MP3 players with video playback.
.asf Advanced Streaming Format or Active Streaming Format, it is Microsoft’s proprietary digital audio/digital video container format.
.avi Audio Video Interleave, known by its acronym AVI, is a multimedia container format introduced by Microsoft in November 1992 as part of its Video for Windows technology.
.avs AviSynth Script, the script language deals primarily with videos as a primitive data type.
.dat Digital Audio Tape, a signal recording and playback medium developed by Sony in the mid 1980s.
.divx Digital Video Express, a brand name of products created by DivXNetworks, Inc.
.dv Digital Video, a digital video format created by Sony, JVC, Panasonic and other video camera producers and launched in 1995.
.dvr-ms Microsoft Digital Video Recording, Microsoft Windows XP Media Center Edition and the Windows Vista version of Windows Media Center create files in this format. Also .ms-dvr.
.flv Flash Video, the name of a file format used to deliver video over the Internet using Adobe Flash Player
.m1v MPEG-1 Video elemantary stream, no audio.
.m2ts Sony high definition video file type. M2ts files are raw AVCHD videos recorded using Sony, Panasonic, Canon and other brands of AVCHD camcorders.
.m2v MPEG-2 Packetized Elementary Stream, normally destined to be multiplexed before use, mostly no audio
.m4v Raw MPEG-4 Visual bitstreams, commonly used in Apple’s iPod, iPhone, iTunes store and Xbox 360.
.mkv Matroska video file with subtitles and audio
.mov QuickTime multimedia file format
.mp4 MPEG-4 files with audio and video
.mpe Video encoded in MPEG format, a commonly compression applied to digital video files
.mpg MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Video, in NTSC or PAL format for different TV systems.
.mpv MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 video elemantary stream, most mpv files have no audio.
.ogm Ogg Media file. It can do a few things the common AVI format cannot.
.qt QuickTime multimedia file format
.rm RealMedia, a multimedia container format created by RealNetworks.
.rmvb RealMedia Variable Bitrate, a variable bitrate extension of the RealMedia multimedia container format developed by RealNetworks.
.vob Video Object, a container format contained in DVD-Video media.
.wmv Windows Media Video, a compressed video file format for several proprietary codecs developed by Microsoft

Output formats: avi, mp4, wmv, flv, MPEG-1 and MPEG-2, mpg (PAL or NTSC), mp3, wma, ogg, aac
One of the most important features for many users is the FLV conversion. Just about any video you wish to put on the web works great in FLV. Or if you have an FLV and want to edit the file in Windows Movie Maker, just convert it to AVI, or WMV. Through the program, you can also easily pull out and convert the video clips directly from You Tube and Google.

There is a free version and a paid version of the Any Video Converter software. So far, I noted a single limitation for the free version: the conversion to the Archos video player format can be performed only with the professional software version.

Any Video Converter features include:
* User-friendly interface that is easy to use.
* Converts all video formats to Apple iPod Video, Sony PSP and more
* Batch convert any video formats including avi, wmv, asf, mpg, mp4, etc.
* Support DivX and Xvid avi format as importing and exporting video
* Support default video/audio settings or user customized parameters for video and audio.
* Has the option to preview the video in real-time before conversion .
* World’s fastest video conversion speed with stunning video and audio quality.
* Supports adjust many video/audio options for MP4 files. For example, video/audio sample rate, bit rate, video size...

Developer website: http://www.any-video-converter.com/products/for_video_free/

Pazera Free FLV to AVI Converter

Pazera Free FLV to AVI Converter is an absolutely free application that converts Flash Video files (FLV, SWF) into AVI or MPG (MPEG-1, MPEG-2).

FLV files are commonly used in the Internet by YouTube, Google Video and other video services. That files are not supported by Windows Media Player and other popular media players. To display FLV video you need to convert that file into more reliable format, such as AVI or MPG.

The program has a number of predefined settings (profiles) specially designed for novice users. While more advanced users can customize video and audio encoding parameters used by encoder: audio and video codec, audio and video bitrate, fps, sampling frequency, resolution, volume and other.

The program is 100% freeware! - both for private and commercial use. There are no limitations, watermarks, adware, spyware etc.

This application is distributed within a ZIP file and don’t need any installation. To use it, just extract archive and run flvtoavi.exe file. This program doesn’t use system registry and can be run from portable devices. All settings are written to INI file.

Main performance features:

* Conversion FLV and SWF to AVI or MPG.
* Supported video codecs: XviD, DivX 3, H.264, WMV, MPEG4-FFmpeg, S-Mpeg 4 v. 2, Motion JPEG (MJPEG), HuffYUV.
* Supported audio codecs: Lame (MP3), MP2, AC3, AAC, WMA, PCM 16-bit.
* Generating video files compatible with the MPEG-1 (VCD) / MPEG-2 (DVD) standard.
* Decoding the most important audio and video codecs used in FLV files: Flash/Sorenson, H.264, MPEG-1 Layer 3 (MP3), MPEG-2.5 Layer 3, ADPCM, AAC etc.

Program website: http://www.pazera-software.com/products/flv-to-avi-converter/

xVideoServiceThief - All-in-One Portable Downloader and Converter

xVideoServiceThief is an Open Source freeware all in one downloader and converter, allowing to download videos from many popular sites and to convert the video files to any format without having to use any other programs.

Websites supported:

General Video Websites:

* 123video * 5min * aBum * Aniboom * Bebo * Blip * Boingboing TV * Break * Broadcaster * Caught On Video * Ceknito * CinemaVIP * Clip4e * Dailymotion * Dumpalink * GameSpot * GameTrailers * Glumbert * Google Video * LiveVideo * Lulu TV * Metacafe * MySpaceTv * MySpass * Sclipo * Spike * Stage6 * Tu.tv * Tudou * Video.ca * VideoLeak * Yahoo Video * Yikers * YourFileHost * YouTube * YouTubeIslam * Zaable * ZanyVideos * ZappInternet * Zedge * ZippyVideos * Zuuble

Adult Video Websites: * Badjojo * DaleAlPlay * DesiSexTube * PornoTube * Shufuni * TuPorno * XTube * YouPorn * Yuvutu

Music Website: * Mp3Tube

General Features:

Cross-Platform: Available for multiple platforms: Microsoft Windows Vista™, Server 2003, XP, 2000, NT 4, Me/98, Mac® OS X, 10.3 and 10.4, Linux®, Solaris®, HP-UX, IRIX, AIX, many other Unix variants.
Multi-format conversion: Ability to convert each video in most popular formats: AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2, WMV, MP4, 3GP, MP3 file formats.
Simultaneous downloads: Download more than one video at same time.
Pause and resume your downloads (some servers do not support pause/resume functions, for example YouTube).
Drag & Drop functions: Drag and Drop the video link directly to the software interface.
Session Manager: Save and Restore your download lists.
Download’s Log: Save a list with all downloaded vide (Date + Title + URL).
Children protection: Disable adult website support.
Customizable websites: Select which websites are allowed and which websites must be blocked
Tray Icon functions: xVideoServiceThief can work in background mode.
Portable: Does not require installation.

Video Presentation and Tutorial:

Developer Website: http://xviservicethief.sourceforge.net/